The acceleration problem just happened to me!!!
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I think a camera phone can record this situation and U'll have your proof. I thought N would kick it out of gear.. but wow... a crazy idea but try shift into manual gear and down gear manually.
BTW, not sure if U know but it's also not recommend to turn off the engine while the car is in motion... but you can hold down the START button to force the engine turn off.
U shouldn't turn the car back on, just tow it to dealer, the log should be fresh in the system.
Wow, I thought '06 pass this kind of problem... I guess I better have some contingency plan.
BTW, not sure if U know but it's also not recommend to turn off the engine while the car is in motion... but you can hold down the START button to force the engine turn off.
U shouldn't turn the car back on, just tow it to dealer, the log should be fresh in the system.
Wow, I thought '06 pass this kind of problem... I guess I better have some contingency plan.
i always play benefit of the doubts, but unless it's proven wrong, i say be cautious (everyone) and no need to panic. we can all see what happened recently when people got panic about toyota (and how many falsified reports we have seen)
to OP, i'd be very cautious. like i said in my earlier post, if it's really at redline and it's really in gear, that means the tq converter stall speed is "broken" and that's bad idea for the tranny. not to mention if that happens then you would have been doing a serious burnout already. be careful and document everything, that's your only best bet
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I smell BS, Its amazing that you have had the car for 4 years, no problems with the accelerator, but now that the whole accelerator problem with Toyota is out in the air, your car now has the problem...?
So why didnt it do it in the last 4yrs? before this hype hit the media??
So why didnt it do it in the last 4yrs? before this hype hit the media??
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seriously though, best of luck with this case.
dr pepper had some kind of malfunction with the traction control in his gs430 recently, and his car lurched forward or something.
so these isolated cases can happen to anyone.
dr pepper had some kind of malfunction with the traction control in his gs430 recently, and his car lurched forward or something.
so these isolated cases can happen to anyone.
#39
The GS is excluded from this recall witchhunt and the only thing I've read as of late are people making stories up about their cars can't stop.
How about people stop lying or stop driving.
How about people stop lying or stop driving.
I smell ducktales
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Some of these people are going to feel like complete jerks once it happens to them. They should consider themselves very lucky that it has not happened to them already.
It really sucks to pay a lot of money for a car that doesn't operate properly, and the manufacturer says there is nothing wrong.
It really sucks to pay a lot of money for a car that doesn't operate properly, and the manufacturer says there is nothing wrong.
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Some of these people are going to feel like complete jerks once it happens to them. They should consider themselves very lucky that it has not happened to them already.
It really sucks to pay a lot of money for a car that doesn't operate properly, and the manufacturer says there is nothing wrong.
It really sucks to pay a lot of money for a car that doesn't operate properly, and the manufacturer says there is nothing wrong.
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if it was an issue for the GS how come everyone is suddenly starting to have these problems now? im not saying hes lying but its kinda odd that now all of a sudden these problems are popping up. the car is nearly 5yrs old and this is the first time its happened? They even mentioned that the GS is excluded from the list.
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So far as I'm aware, no one on this forum is cutting checks to other members who claim they are having an acceleration problem, so lets cut the nasty comments, shall we? This is a forum for advice and the sort, I don't see much of a motive for anyone to BS about this.
Personally, I have never had a problem with outright unintended acceleration, but have definitely had instances of very high idling ... enough to make me put it in neutral at stops. I always chalked it up to being a "character flaw" of the GS350 engine, ala clickety-clack. For me, it has only happened when the engine is still cool, so don't know if this falls into the problem category or not.
I'm not too worried about this, but am definitely interested in hearing others' experiences. This would be a good topic for a poll.
Personally, I have never had a problem with outright unintended acceleration, but have definitely had instances of very high idling ... enough to make me put it in neutral at stops. I always chalked it up to being a "character flaw" of the GS350 engine, ala clickety-clack. For me, it has only happened when the engine is still cool, so don't know if this falls into the problem category or not.
I'm not too worried about this, but am definitely interested in hearing others' experiences. This would be a good topic for a poll.
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So far as I'm aware, no one on this forum is cutting checks to other members who claim they are having an acceleration problem, so lets cut the nasty comments, shall we? This is a forum for advice and the sort, I don't see much of a motive for anyone to BS about this.
Personally, I have never had a problem with outright unintended acceleration, but have definitely had instances of very high idling ... enough to make me put it in neutral at stops. I always chalked it up to being a "character flaw" of the GS350 engine, ala clickety-clack. For me, it has only happened when the engine is still cool, so don't know if this falls into the problem category or not.
I'm not too worried about this, but am definitely interested in hearing others' experiences. This would be a good topic for a poll.
Personally, I have never had a problem with outright unintended acceleration, but have definitely had instances of very high idling ... enough to make me put it in neutral at stops. I always chalked it up to being a "character flaw" of the GS350 engine, ala clickety-clack. For me, it has only happened when the engine is still cool, so don't know if this falls into the problem category or not.
I'm not too worried about this, but am definitely interested in hearing others' experiences. This would be a good topic for a poll.
Not in so many words he said to continue to drive it, knowing to brake and shift to neutral if it happens again.
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Like others have said, 6,000 rpm in Drive against the brakes would have exceeded the torque converter stall speed. If it was true, then the one-way clutch in the torque converter stator, or one of the clutches or brakes in the transmission could be permanently damaged now. I would tell Lexus to check these.
It could be (amongst all the other theories) an idle speed control valve malfunction, but I don't think it opens enough to make the engine go WOT. Just wondering since you said you had a rough idle afterwards.
It could be (amongst all the other theories) an idle speed control valve malfunction, but I don't think it opens enough to make the engine go WOT. Just wondering since you said you had a rough idle afterwards.